Surf board



H. H. NEWBY. SURF BOARD. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 26,

WITNSI l Patented J an. 31, 1.922.

2 suus- SHEET H. H.V NEWBY;

SURF BOARD. APPLICATION FILED.0CT. 26, 1920.

Patented Jan. 31, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

ATTORNEY HENRY HOWARD NEWBY, OF

SAN QUnN'rrN, CALIFORNIA.

SURF BOARD.

Application filed October 26, 1920.

To all 107mm z' may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY H. NEWBY, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Quentin, in the county of Marin and State of California,have invented new and useful Improvements in Surf Boards, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to surf boards and is an improvement on a patentgranted to me Dec. 9, 1919, bearing the Serial Number 1,324,687.

An object of the present invention is the provision of a surf boardhaving a maximum amount of buoyancy and presenting a minimum amount ofresistance to the water, whereby the Speed of the board 'will be greatlyincreased.

Another object is the provision of a propeller driven board in which thepropeller and its operating mechanism is located beneath the boardwithin a novel form of frame or cage and provides a stabilizing mediumto prevent the board from capsizing and in addition forms a runner uponwhich the board will readily ride over shallow places.

Another object is the provision of a novel 'form of gearing for drivingthe propeller,

provision being made for operating the gearing by the rider from aconveniently arranged saddle.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear as thefollowing description is read in connection with the accompanyingdrawings.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of a surf board constructedin accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Figure 8 is an end view.

Figure 4 is an enlarged horizontal section taken on the line 5 5 ofFigure 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein like characters ofreference denote corresponding parts, the invention is shown ascomprising a board 10 which 1s narrow in width and has mounted thereon rfloats 11 and 12. These floats are spaced apart and rest upon feet 13 bymeans of which they arel slightly spaced from the board, while straps 14serve to hold the floats in position, rllhe hoard iS provided with aSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. S1, 1922.

Serial No. 419,624.

saddle for the convenience of the rider and this saddle includes a flatseat member 15, a back rest 16 and a base member 17 which connects theback and seat. Y

Depending, from the bottom of the board 10 is a frame or cage 18, thelatter including transversely aligned side bars 19 which extenddownwardly and inwardly and are connected at their vlower ends by meansof a curved bar 20. This last mentioned bar is located centrally of theboard and is disposed longitudinally thereof, having each of its endssecured to the board and its intermediate portion curved forwardly andupwardly to provide a runner 21. This runner acts to facilitate thetravel of the board over shallow places.

Mounted within the frame 1S is a propeller 22 which is mounted upon ashaft 23 and is driven by gears 24:. These gears are operated by levers25 the latter having a ratchet connection 25a with a drive shaft. rIhefree ends of these levers being within convenient reach of the rider sothat the latter may operate them to impart motion to the propeller anddrive the board through the water. The arrangement of the frame andoperating gearing provides a suitable means and prevents liability ofthe board capsizing, while the fore and aft arrangement of the floats 11and 12 respectively reduces the water resistance and enables the boardto travel at considerable speed.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportionsand minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved. tomake such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having described. the invention what is claimed is 1. A surf boardcomprising a pair of aligned floats arranged in spaced relation, meansconnecting the floats, a saddle supported upon the connecting means andvlocated beneath the float, a frame depending from the float connectingmeans and including transversely aligned downwardly and inwardlyextending spaced rods and a centrally arranged longitudinally curved barconnecting the lower ends of the rods and defining a combined stabilizerand runner, a propeller mounted in the frame, gear-f ing also mounted inthe frame for operating the propeller and operating handles connected tothe gearing.

2. A surf board comprising a `pair vof aligned oats arranged in spacedrelation,

means connecting the floats, a saddle supported upon the floatconnecting means and Y located beneath said floats, a propeller 1ocatedbeneath the floats and supported heneath the float conneetingmeans,gearing 1 0 for operating the propeller and reoprocatory means locatedupon each side of the frame for operating the gearing.

In testimony whereof-I allx my signature.

HENRY HOWARD NEWBY.

